Would a running/mobile QB help or hurt Guice and LF's ypc average?

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Guice et al would find more or less running room?

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Less. Teams need to respect that you'll hit them with the pass, otherwise they play downhill and load the box.

Any other option besides the RB helps their chancws of success.

LF7 gets keyed on because hey don't respect our QB and WR to be anywhere near the threat.

The talent gap in the NFL isn't big enough to run a spread offense. You can only have so many play makers on a roster.

It's different on college. Just think of all the offensive weapons LSU has. A spread offense allows you to have more play makers on the field at a time.

Spread offenses in college are useful because it's a way to spread defenders out without having a QB who can routinely throw a 10 yard-out to the sideline on the opposite hash.

Every NFL QB can throw to the wide side of the field with accuracy, velocity and on-time in sync with their receiver. They have the talent and have put in the hours of practice with their WR's. Most college QB's don't have the talent, so D coordinators are free to align personnel elsewhere.

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Less. Teams need to respect that you'll hit them with the pass, otherwise they play downhill and load the box.

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well, if the QB is someone like Hurts, then you do still have to respect the pass.

It's strictly a numbers game at the point of attack

LSU is always down 1 man at the point of attack b/c our QBs are not a viable option to run the ball.

When the defense has to respect the QB's ability to run, everything opens up.

LSU's QBs have been fragile and treated like they are wearing red jerseys. Harris is not a good runner. Etling is a poor runner. Go back and watch him at the goal line and pylon vs FL, awkward to say the least.

Last good rushing performance from our QB position was Jennings vs Texas A&M, and he wasn't even running a true read. He was designated to keep or handoff on every play. And the only reason I think we even allowed that was because it was last game of season and we had decided Harris would probably get the job the following season, so less concern of injury.

The linebackers and defensive ends in the NFL are as fast as a lot of the running backs.

That's why it doesn't work in the NFL.

Having an adequate pass attack will keep safeties from peaking in the backfield which will most definitely help the rbs ypc.

What people fail to realize is a dual threat means that you can both run and pass. If a QB is labeled a dual threat but can't pass then he is not really a dual threat and the D will stack the line knowing you can't pass. A true dual threat improves all areas of the offense. A spy takes a defender out of pass defense. The pass rush becomes slowed as the DL is forced to play contain helping protection. The LBs freeze on run plays because they have to respect the QB keep. Everyone benefits from a true dual threat.